Three days later.

Noon, Pompey.

Richard arrived, standing at the foot of a volcano, tilting his head slightly to take in the whole volcano.

This is Pompey, who has been out of this area before, and is not very unfamiliar. However, there are some differences between the vision after leaving the body and the vision, and now I look at it with the eyes of the first time, but there are some different feelings. In addition, he noticed that Pompey had changed a lot compared to what he had seen out of his body before, especially the mountainside and summit of the mountain in front of him, and he didn't know what was going on.

Rommel stood next to Richard, wearing a similar golden robe as before, glanced at Richard who was looking up at the volcano, and introduced with a smile: "Wizard Richard, the place where you are now is Pompey that I said I was going to bring you here."

The mountain you are looking at is called Vesuvidaq, which is an extremely old volcano that is still active today. You don't have to worry about her exploding because she's already been tamed by us. ”

"Tamed?" asked Richard as he looked at Rommel, not understanding what he meant.

"It's like an animal, tamed by us, and now the other party is wholeheartedly serving our organization. Rommel said, not going into too much detail, but said, "The many buildings that have been built on her are the center of Pompeii, and you can call it the town of Pompeii." Okay, no matter how much I say now, it doesn't make much sense, so let me take you to see it for yourself and experience it up close. ”

"Go this way. Rommel waved to the side and walked up a mountain path paved with steps.

"Good. Richard nodded, followed Rommel, and walked up the stairs with the other man.

As we walked, there was a faint smell of sulfur, the breath of life belonging to a volcano.

The smell of sulfur gradually became stronger, and as Rommel climbed a new step, Richard felt a sudden brightness in front of him. Looking up and looking around, I found that I had reached the halfway point of the mountain, where there was a huge flat land with many buildings standing, just like a small town. In the town, people come and go, and it is very lively.

However, the buildings in the town are a bit unusual, looking like stone buildings, some are two stories high, some are three stories high, and a few are four or five stories high.

Each building is boxy, with no columns or ornamentation, all vertical and smooth walls. A low exit in one wall is inconspicuous, and there are hardly any windows to be seen.

At first glance, the building looks like a box with a hole in it, placed on the ground.

After a few more glances, Richard suddenly felt a little frightened, because he found that the buildings were all gray and black. Compared with the box with open holes, it is more like a coffin painted with antiseptic paint, and the whole exudes a dull and gloomy dead atmosphere.

This building, Pompey's name, the name of Mount Vesuvidaq...... Together, it doesn't feel very auspicious...... If memory serves, there is a very famous ancient Roman city "Pompeii" in the history of the earth, because of the eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius, which was directly buried by volcanic ash and destroyed.

Of course, this Pompeii is not Pompeii, there is a difference between Vesuvius and Vesuvius, and the members of the Truth Society living here are by no means ancient Roman citizens, and if the real volcano erupts, there are enough means of resistance or evasion. However, there is always some bad luck.

Richard thought about it, and Rommel spoke up and asked, "Why, Wizard Richard, you seem to be interested in the houses here and have been looking at them." ”

"Well, that's right, Director Rommel. I think they're a bit special compared to the other houses I've seen. Although they are different in height, they are all too consistent in shape. Richard said, only half of what was in his heart, and did not say the other half.

Rommel nodded and explained: "You are right, the houses here are indeed very similar, because they are all planned uniformly. The reason for the special shape is that in order to ensure maximum efficiency and utilization, all unnecessary decorations are removed.

And the reason why it is black, the reason is also simple: originally they are all gray and white stone color, but because of volcanic activities, from time to time there are black volcanic ash falling, staining the surface of the stone, extremely difficult to fall, after a long time, the whole building becomes black.

Honestly, they all look ugly, but trust me, they're stronger than anywhere else in the world. They are so strong that they can easily withstand the attacks of the One Ring spell, so even if the volcanic activity causes earthquakes, it will not affect them. ”

"That's really strong. Richard nodded in agreement, and did not discuss the topic further, his gaze shifted to some other part of the town.

He noticed that in the vicinity of many of the buildings, there were some cylindrical metal towers scattered around. The appearance is silvery-white, depicting dense magic patterns, flashing with colorful arcs, and there are not weak energy fluctuations. Each one is more than three meters high, straight and upright, saying that the landscape is not like a landscape, and that the building is not like a building.

As for the statue totem...... Unless the truth has a fanatical belief in patrilineal reproduction, it is completely unjustifiable.

It looks a bit like a telephone pole on the earth, but it's a little shorter...... Richard thought suspiciously, pointed to the metal tower, and asked Rommel, "Director, what is that?"

"Well...... Rommel's voice, with some seriousness, "that's the most important thing in our whole Pompey, the node, which you can think of as a human organ." ”

"What are human organs?"

"To put it simply, they are the points of energy transmission, which can be collected and then released outwards for people and places in need. Rommel said, leading the way forward.

After walking some distance and pointing towards the upper part of the mountainside, I saw a silvery-white metal ribbon half a meter thick hanging from the mountain. The same surface is depicted with magic patterns, flashing colored arcs, and energy fluctuations.

"That's the channel, which can be thought of as the blood vessels of the human body, specifically the tubes that transmit energy. Rommel continued, "It's they who are responsible for transmitting energy to the nodes. ”

"Okay, let's keep going up and you'll see the most important thing. Rommel said, walking towards the location of the crater.

Richard followed, and after a while, he walked to the crater, and then his eyes widened slightly in surprise.